Xue Neng

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1. 854 縣尉 大中
2. 864 節度副使 咸通
3. 868 州刺史 咸通
4. 868 州刺史 咸通
5. 869 州刺史 咸通
6. 870 州刺史 咸通
7. 870 府尹 咸通
8. 873 州刺史 咸通
9. 876 州刺史 乾符
10. 878 州刺史 乾符

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1. [1] Name The person’s name is Xue Neng.
   • CBDBXue Neng (95071)The basic person record gives the name Xue Neng.
   • Souyun薛能 (19677)The person profile names him Xue Neng.
   • WikidataXue Neng (Q15941967)The English label and name entry give Xue Neng.
2. [2] Disputed dates The dates are disputed: one set places him around 817–882, while another gives 850–880.
   • Souyun薛能 (19677)The biographical entries and profile supply dates around 817–882.
   • WikidataXue Neng (Q15941967)The time claims give the alternative years 850 and 880.
   • CBDBXue Neng (95071)The basic record gives 880 as the death year, agreeing with the second chronology’s end year.
3. [3] Identity Xue Neng was a poet of the Tang dynasty.
   • Souyun薛能 (19677)The biographical material identifies him as a late-Tang poet and places him in the Tang dynasty.
4. [4] Courtesy name and sobriquet His courtesy name was Dazhuo, also written Taizhuo, and he was known as Xue Xuchang.
   • CBDBXue Neng (95071)The name data identifies Dazhuo as his courtesy name.
   • Souyun薛能 (19677)The profile lists Taizhuo, Dazhuo, and Xue Xuchang, while the biography calls him Dazhuo and Xue Xuchang.
   • WikidataXue Neng (Q15941967)The name entries and character-name claims preserve Dazhuo and Taizhuo.
5. [5] Native place Xue Neng came from Fenzhou, present-day Fenyang in Shanxi.
   • CBDBXue Neng (95071)The address data gives Fenzhou as his native place.
   • Souyun薛能 (19677)The profile and biographies identify Fenzhou and specify present-day Fenyang in Shanxi.
6. [6] Jinshi examination In 846, Xue Neng passed the jinshi examination.
   • CBDBXue Neng (95071)The examination entry identifies him as a jinshi.
   • Souyun薛能 (19677)The biographies date his jinshi success to the sixth year of Huichang, 846.
7. [7] Early career In 854 he became magistrate of Zhouzhi, served repeatedly in military-governor staffs, became Observer-Judge to Li Fu in the Yicheng circuit, and later held three court offices.
   • Souyun薛能 (19677)The biographical entries provide the 854 appointment, repeated staff service, the Yicheng observer-judge post, and the subsequent court offices.
   • CBDBXue Neng (95071)The appointment data lists the Zhouzhi magistracy, staff service in three commands, the observer-judge post, and the three court offices.
8. [8] Middle career In 864 Li Fu recommended Xue Neng as a circuit deputy; he served as prefect of Jiazhou and then held several court posts, becoming Mayor of Jingzhao.
   • Souyun薛能 (19677)The biography gives the 864 recommendation, the Jiazhou post, the court sequence, the Jingzhao mayoralty, the Xuzhou military command, the Ministry of Works, and the Zhongwu command.
   • CBDBXue Neng (95071)The appointment data supplies the deputy, Jiazhou, court, Jingzhao, Zhongwu, and Ministry of Works offices in this sequence.
9. [9] Other appointments The appointment data also places him in staff offices under Taiyuan, Shanguo, and Heyang and as prefect at Fengyi and Tongzhou.
   • CBDBXue Neng (95071)The appointment data lists staff service in the Taiyuan, Shanguo, and Heyang commands and prefectures at Fengyi and Tongzhou.
10. [10] Later prefectures He also held prefectural appointments at Pengcheng, Xunyang, Jianwei, and Xuchang; Jingzhao is dated to 870 and the successive Xuzhou appointments run from 873 to 880.
    • CBDBXue Neng (95071)The appointment data gives the additional prefectures and the dated Jingzhao and Xuzhou entries.
11. [11] Fall and death In 880 Zhou Ji expelled Xue Neng during the Xuchang mutiny and proclaimed himself liuhou; accounts differ over whether Xue died in Hannan, disappeared, or had his household massacred.
    • Souyun薛能 (19677)The biographies give the mutiny, Zhou Ji’s expulsion and self-proclamation, and the differing accounts of wandering, death, disappearance, and the destruction of the household.
    • CBDBXue Neng (95071)The basic record gives 880 as the death year.
    • WikidataXue Neng (Q15941967)The time claim also gives 880 as the death year.
12. [12] Poetic practice Xue Neng was devoted to poetry, composed one poem daily as an exercise, and worked diligently.
    • Souyun薛能 (19677)The literary biographies describe his devotion to poetry, daily composition, and diligence in writing.
13. [13] Self-assessment Xue Neng regarded his poetic talent highly, claimed first-rank status, and looked down on Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi.
    • Souyun薛能 (19677)The critical passages describe his high self-regard, his claim to first-rank status, and his disparagement of Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi.
14. [14] Liu Deren anecdote When Liu Deren brought him poems, Xue Neng answered with a remark comparing a thousand poems to one and the beginning of a volume to its end, criticizing the lack of variation.
    • Souyun薛能 (19677)The anecdote records Liu Deren’s visit with a poetry volume and Xue Neng’s criticism of its lack of variation.
15. [15] Collected works The collected-work titles associated with Xue Neng include Jiangshan ji, Xuchang ji, Xue Xuchang ji, Xue Neng shiji, Xue Neng ji, and Fancheng ji.
    • Souyun薛能 (19677)The biographies name Jiangshan ji, Xuchang ji, Xue Xuchang ji, and Xue Neng shiji.
    • CBDBXue Neng (95071)The work-title data additionally lists Fancheng ji, Xue Neng shiji, Xue Neng ji, Xue Xuchang ji, and Xuchang ji.
16. [16] Transmission of poetry Xue Neng shiji is given in ten volumes; four volumes of his poems survive in Quan Tang shi, and Quan Tang shi xubian adds one poem, two fragments, and one preface.
    • Souyun薛能 (19677)The literary reference gives ten volumes, four volumes preserved in Quan Tang shi, and the additions in Quan Tang shi xubian.
17. [17] Circulating edition The more widely circulated form of Xue Xuchang ji is based on editions in Tangren wushi jia xiaoji and Tangshi bai mingjia quanji.
    • Souyun薛能 (19677)The literary reference identifies the two editions associated with the more widely circulated form of Xue Xuchang ji.
18. [18] Critical disagreement Later assessments of Xue Neng’s poetry differed, combining criticism with recognition of distinctive artistic features.
    • Souyun薛能 (19677)The different critical passages offer both disparaging and appreciative judgments of his talent, style, and poetic techniques.
19. [19] Negative criticism Some critics found his talent limited, his poetic style insufficiently elevated, and his self-regard excessive.
    • Souyun薛能 (19677)Several critical passages question his talent and style and condemn his excessive self-regard.
20. [20] Positive criticism Other critics praised his seven-character quatrains, distinctive forms, unusual imagery, new poetic realm, and occasional breadth and sweep.
    • Souyun薛能 (19677)The appreciative passages praise his seven-character quatrains, distinctive forms, unusual imagery, separate poetic realm, and breadth of expression.